It all started when her friend from "Taxi," Danny DeVito
(star of "Taxi," "Ruthless People," "Romancing
the Stone," "Batman Returns," and "Twins"),
needed donuts for his 1991 movie "Other People's Money,"
in which Danny's character munched Dunkin' Donuts throughout the film.
But DeVito doesn't eat junk food. So he called up Mäni's Bakery
and asked if Mäni could make special donuts for him with no sugar,
no fat, no dairy products - and they couldn't be fried!

Somehow, Mäni (who used to be the personal chef
of Michael Jackson) came up with something
that resembled and tasted like a donut, which he called a "faux-nut."
Word spread among the Hollywood community, and he's now famous for his
low-fat, sugar-free (but not fat-free) muffins, pies, and other goodies.
Says Mäni: "Danny sort of turned the world onto us; he's like
our guardian angel, our mascot. We're very grateful to him."

Mani's also created several edible props (cupcakes,
etc.) for those popular "Got Milk?" commercials.

Getting
there: Mäni's Bakery is located
in a small storefront on the west side of Fairfax Avenue, between Wilshire
Boulevard and Farmers Market.

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